Kyle Sandilands defends Armie Hammer and criticizes cancel culture

Kyle Sandilands has defended embattled Hollywood star Armie Hammer following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan on Friday.

The 37-year-old Call Me By Your Name star has been away from the spotlight since 2021 when allegations emerged of sexual assault and cannibalism emerged. 

During the sit-down, Hammer was asked point blank by host Morgan if he is in fact a cannibal.

Hammer told Morgan the allegations stemmed consensual sex acts and kinky role playing. When asked if he is in fact a cannibal, Hammer responded: ‘You know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to have actually eaten somebody.’ 

The actor confirmed he had not eaten anyone. 

During The Kyle and Jackie O on Monday, Sandilands, 53, shared his thoughts on the controversy that has left Hammer’s career in tatters.

He expressed his sympathy for the star, who has been ostracised by Hollywood and faced significant financial struggles after accusations of cannibalistic fantasies emerged from text messages allegedly sent by the actor.

‘Now this guy’s broke now all because obviously him and the girlfriend had some weird witty banter going on about, you know, “I love you so much I want to fry up your ribs”,’ Sandilands said.

Kyle Sandilands has defended embattled Hollywood star Armie Hammer following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan on Friday 

‘Not my witty banter, but still I don’t think it was enough for him to be cancelled out of Hollywood. 

Sandilands also pointed out the rapidity of the backlash against Hammer.

‘When some ex throws some questionable texts out into the world, everyone just knee-jerk reacts and says, “Oh, the guy’s a cannibal, he’s no good”,’ he said.

‘The world’s very bad like this, have you noticed? This guy now has got no prospects, no money left. No. I feel a bit for him, since he’s not actually eaten anyone.’

Hammer’s scandal erupted in early 2021 when graphic messages allegedly sent by him surfaced, describing violent sexual fantasies, including cannibalism.

The fall-out was swift, with Hammer being dropped by his talent agency, PR team, and various film projects.  

Sandilands expressed his sympathy for the star, who has been ostracised by Hollywood and faced significant financial struggles after accusations of cannibalistic fantasies emerged from text messages allegedly sent by the actor

Hammer reportedly spent six months in treatment after his life was upended by sexual assault allegations and claims he has a cannibalism fetish.

During his interview with Morgan, the actor confirmed that he had not eaten anyone, but did admit to once tracing his initials into the thigh of ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze.

However, he denied it was an attempt to brand her.

‘There wasn’t even any blood,’ he said.

Hammer confirmed to Morgan he did cheat on his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, during their marriage before it fell apart in July 2020. 

During his interview with Morgan, the actor confirmed that he had not eaten anyone, but did admit to once tracing his initials into the thigh of ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze 

Hammer also spoke about his relationship with Effie Angelova, who has accused him of sexual assault. He called their relationship a ‘very intense affair, very sexuality charged, between two people with very similar proclivities and kinks.’ 

During that segment, Hammer conceded that out of context, their conversations would seem troubling. 

‘Any of those conversations that we had inside of that relationship, when you take them outside of that context and put them into broad daylight, it doesn’t look so good.’ 

Hammer said that Angelova was more experienced in the world of kink than he was. 

‘Different people have different sexual fantasies. And there’s a very broad spectrum of sexuality, and people are allowed to engage with their own sexuality however it fits them and what they do.’ 

Hammer, 37, became emotional at points during the interview with Morgan. During one interaction, Morgan said that he was ‘shocked’ by Hammer’s revelation